On Friday, football fans traveled from all over the nation to Arlington to watch the Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes play in the Cotton Bowl.
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Thousands of fans are expected to attend the Cotton Bowl in Arlington on Friday night.
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Fans from across the country battled flight delays and trouble spots on the roads to make it to North Texas.
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Thousands of fans are expected to attend the Cotton Bowl in Arlington on Friday night.
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Fans from across the country battled flight delays and trouble spots on the roads to make it to North Texas.
Texas’ ArlingtonOn Friday, football fans traveled from all over the nation to Arlington to watch the Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes play in the Cotton Bowl.
Because of the predicted snow and ice, Cotton Bowl authorities considered postponing the college football playoff semifinal earlier this week.
For days, the Entertainment District’s roads were pretreated by the city of Arlington. Cotton Bowl authorities said late Tuesday night that the game would continue.
Traveling fans still had to get used to it, though.
It wasn’t easy for some, since flights were delayed and cancelled due to Thursday’s winter storm.
Longhorn, Buckeye fans make frustrating trip to Arlington
The backstory
Despite the weather, airline delays, and cancellations, tens of thousands of fans turned up for Friday night’s Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Dallas Snowfall Totals: How much snow fell on Thursday and Friday?
For those who enjoy snow, there is still snow on the ground from Thursday. The overall amount, however, did not rise significantly over night.
On Thursday, over 1,800 flights were canceled into and out of Dallas Love Field and DFW airports, and hundreds more were canceled on Friday.
There were still a number of slick patches on North Texas highways on Friday morning, despite the fact that the snow stopped falling.
What they’re saying:
After their jet was de-iced at El Paso and cleared for flight, Ohio State supporters Mark Lowary and his son Braidan were able to arrive in North Texas on Friday morning.
“We took a direct trip from California to Dallas, but about 20 minutes after Dallas, they informed us that we wouldn’t be allowed to land, so we were redirected to El Paso. “Spent the evening in El Paso,” Mark Lowary remarked.
“I feel like we should’ve never left Ontario, California if they knew there was a chance Dallas would be a nightmare yesterday, but whatever, we’re here, so I’m happy about that.,” Braidan Lowary said.
Steven Holloway, a Texas fan, picked up his son, who is flying in from New York City, on Friday morning by driving up from the Austin region.
“He was about 15 minutes late out of LaGuardia this morning and about 15 minutes late getting here, but we’re fine, we’re good,” Holloway joked.
On Friday, football fans traveled from all over the nation to Arlington to watch the Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes play in the Cotton Bowl.
One of the few aircraft from Ohio that arrived at DFW on Thursday was the Cincinnati Leonard family.
“Getting here was a difficult journey. “They weren’t sure we could get here,” Brooke Leonard, an OSU supporter, said. “We had a couple delays,but we made it here.”
Some chose to persevere on the roadways.
Despite the weather, the Riley family, Oklahoma City Buckeye fanatics, traveled to North Texas late Thursday night.
“When we bought our tickets originally, it was supposed to be 49 and sunny and then that changed quickly, but we weren’t going to miss it either way,” Erica Riley said.
“We would slip and slide every now and then, but once we put it in 4-wheel drive it wasn’t too bad,” stated Chase Riley.
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Robyn McGuffee, an Ohio State supporter, arrived from Louisiana on Thursday. The roads became poor when she got near Terrell, so she contacted her husband, who drove her and her car the remaining distance.
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns have not been deterred by the winter weather. Both are getting ready to win the Cotton Bowl Classic tonight. In order to allow spectators to drive to the event, Arlington and TxDOT officials say they have also prepared the roads.
“Luckily my husband is a tow truck driver, and he was here, and he loaded my car on the back of his tow truck and drove me in,” McGuffee said. “It comes in handy.”
In an attempt to see their squad punch their ticket to the title game, both teams took on a rare winter weather event in North Texas.
Arlington, TX Weather – Cotton Bowl Forecast
Dan Henry, a FOX 4 meteorologist, looks back at Thursday’s snowfall and predicts possible cold conditions this weekend.
Organizers decided not to move the game in spite of a winter storm in North Texas.
The roadways around AT&T Stadium are safe for driving, according to the Texas Department of Transportation and the city of Arlington.
According to a TxDOT representative, its workers have been out repairing the roadways around-the-clock. To assist with Cotton Bowl activities, more staff from throughout the state have also been called up to North Texas.
Texas vs Ohio State: How to watch, stream
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Texas Longhorns vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
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Where:
AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas
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Date:
Friday, Jan. 10
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Time:
6:30 p.m. (CT)
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TV:
ESPN
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Streaming:
ESPN, DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV, Fubo, YouTube TV (with subscription)
The Source: Interviews with fans who traveled to North Texas for the Cotton Bowl, the College Football Playoff, the FOX 4 Weather crew, and previous FOX 4 coverage provided the information for this piece.
